Archive for January, 2008

Vanadium and Diabetes

Research studies have demonstrated that several genes of insulin signaling pathway are involved in the effect of Vanadium treatment of hyperglycemia. (Ref 1) It has been found that the poly oxovanadium complex exhibits potent antidiabetic activity in diabetes type I and type 2 in mice. (Ref 2) Studies indicate that the oral vanadyl acetyl acetonate [...]

Diabetes and Chromium

Chromium is an essential mineral that appears to have beneficial role in regulation of insulin action, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Evidence shows that chromium may facilitate insulin signaling and supplementation with chromium may improve systemic insulin sensitivity. Supplementation with chromium picolinate, a stable and highly bioavailable form of chromium has been shown to reduce [...]